News and Press Releases


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 1, 2007

Contact: Timothy R. Rugh, CAE
Email: trugh@3-a.org

3-A SSI Introduces New Technical Resource Center
McLEAN, Virginia - 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) announces a new on-line Technical Resource Center, the association’s first comprehensive resource on sanitary/hygienic design and 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices. The new TRC is designed to provide authoritative reference information on design and performance criteria specified in 3-A Sanitary Standards for equipment and 3-A Accepted Practices for processing systems.

“The new TRC centralizes valuable information on the criteria that distinguish 3-A SSI documents from other types of standards and approvals,” says Tim Rugh, executive director of 3-A SSI. “This resource promotes better understanding of our standards and practices among all stakeholders and it fulfills a major mission objective of 3-A SSI to provide education for all types of audiences on sanitary design principles, application of 3-A Sanitary Standards, 3-A Accepted Practices, and use of the 3-A Symbol.”

The TRC consists of four primary sections:

3-A Resource Papers features authoritative papers on key subjects including the 3-A Symbol program and hygienic design as it relates to the 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices. Papers currently available include:

  • Cleanability of Equipment and the Role of 3-A Sanitary Standards
  • A Primer for 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices
  • Format and Style Manual for 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices
  • Plastic Construction Materials for 3-A Equipment
  • 3-A Requirements for Rubber Materials
  • Use and Display of the 3-A Symbol

Resource Links is a ready reference of links to other useful technical resources on sanitary design and copies of presentation materials from past 3-A SSI education programs.

A Question and Answer Forum posts inquiries about the general aspects of 3-A SSI documents or design criteria with a response from 3-A SSI.

A Sponsored Links section helps visitors locate the specialized products/services they need. The sponsored links are available to materials testing services, equipment design engineers, facility and systems design specialists, cleaning and sanitizing systems specialists, suppliers of equipment/materials built to 3-A Sanitary Standards and systems designed to meet 3-A Accepted Practices, and others.

3-A SSI welcomes suggestions for new resource papers and other improvements for the new TRC. The TRC is open for public access at the 3-A SSI website at www.3-a.org, or follow the link to www.3-a.org/technical/index.html.

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3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to enhance product safety
for consumers of food, beverages, and pharmaceutical products through the development and use of 3-A Sanitary Standards and 3-A Accepted Practices. Visit the 3-A SSI web site at www.3-a.org.